Houston Home Theaters & Media Rooms
What size house absolutely needs a home theater?No home absolutely has to have a home theater, but most very large custom homes with 10,000 square feet or more need more than just a basic entertainment system. Acoustics are different in more spacious houses, and larger systems are necessary for sound and video to have maximum impact.
What components are found in home theater systems?
Most Houston home theater systems have separate video processors and audio processors that allow them to render both sound and image in high definition quality. Amplifiers and high end speakers are a must, because home theater sound normally separates sound effects, voice, and background sounds to mimic real world action. Smaller home theater automation systems may use a flat-screen plasma television for video, but home theaters use a projector and projection screen to create a fully cinematic experience.
Why can’t people just go to a home theater store and buy what they need?
Because stores only provide equipment; they install the equipment. They will often refer a customer to an electrical contractor for installation, but these contractors often run into difficulties themselves. Tuning a system’s acoustics is not as easy as one would think. Without a sound working knowledge of architecture, and without details on the particular room the home theater is installed in, it is difficult for even an expert electrician to get the sound just right.
How are Houston home theaters by ILD installed differently?
We carefully examine the entire home before we even begin to recommend home theater design equipment. A very large house will often have several rooms that could make a good home theater room. However, there is always that one that is the best room in the home for entertainment. Our job is to locate that room, and then get with the architect or interior designer who designed it and gather specifics about the acoustical qualities of the materials used to build the interior.
This will tell us a great deal about which speakers, amplifiers, and controls to use, and how best to synchronize specification-grade home theater and automation equipment (not sold in retail stores) to the exact harmonics and structure of the room itself.
One thing that is something of an absolute rule to us is that we will not install wall or ceiling-mounted speakers. These mountings may appear highly sophisticated, but they do not amplify nor reflect sound waves correctly in relation to the seating of the audience.
What Other components of Houston home theater does ILD frequently install?
We use a number of projectors and screens for premium high-definition video, including DVD Servers that can hold up to 500 DVD’s and CD Servers than can record 12,000 CD’s. We also install home theater seats that electronically recline, and we specializing in integrating home automation and lighting controls with home theater that can rival the best of Houston’s public entertainment venues.
What services other than home theaters does ILD offer?
Illuminations Lighting Design is a full service design build firm specializing in residential and commercial indoor lighting and outdoor lighting, electrical service and maintenance as well as home automation, home theaters, emergency generators, surge protection systems, and phone systems.
How can I reach you to schedule an appointment?
Call us at 800-863-1184 today to talk about your next home theater project or lighting control system.
Labels: Houston Audio Video Specialists, Houston Home Theaters, Houston Media Rooms, Theater Media Rooms
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